Spanish shipping company Elcano has taken delivery of its two ME-GI liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from the Japanese shipbuilder Imabari.
The duo capable of transporting 178,000 cubic meters of the chilled fuel each will operate under a charter deal with Naturgy, formerly Gas Natural Fenosa, transporting US LNG volumes from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass export facility in Louisiana.
The second of the two vessels, Castilo de Caldelas departed the Imabari’s Saijo shipyard in mid-June. The vessel delivered a cargo from Qatari LNG complex in Ras Laffan to Portuguese REN-operated Sines terminal on July 26, completing its maiden voyage.
At the occasion, the vessel delivered 63,000 tons of the chilled fuel to the Portuguese market. Three days later the vessel docked at the Elengy-operated Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal in France and is currently sailing in the Mediterranean Sea, heading east, AIS data provided by VesselsValue shows.
Castillo de Caldelas joins the first vessel in Elcano’s pair built at Imabari, the Castillo de Merida that was delivered earlier in March.
LNG World News Staff